Police briefly detained 11 activists…in what officials say was an attempt to maintain order, as the activists tried to deliver petitions to foreign…following a ban on protests that took effect this month. The arrested persons, comprising union leaders and land-rights advocates, were planning to ask the U.S. Embassy for help in securing the release of 23 other people who were detained this month during a crackdown on striking garment workers and opposition protesters…[T]he 11 activists arrested…include Rong Chhun, leader of the Cambodian Independent Teachers Association; as well as Tep Vanny and Yorm Bopha, prominent representatives of a group of residents who oppose the reclamation of and property development on Boeung Kak Lake in northern Phnom Penh…